Should I be feeling the effects of the predisone yet?

[piemom]

Wow--thanks for all the responses! Never thought it would be such a *hot* topic!

I am wondering if there is something I've been eating, though I've been very careful lately--no dairy, nothing fried or greasy, I probably should stay away from salads, but I'm trying not to gain back all the weight I lost last fall! I am eating about one every other day. I drink only water, eat only very lean meat (mostly chicken, though some pork and beef as well), and the occasional fresh fruit, though I try to keep that in small amounts for the digesstion factor.

The only thing I can think of (well, 2, actually) could be chocolate, which I do eat every day, or that perhaps I'm having trouble with yeast. I do eat some form of gluten free bread most days.

I suppose it could be that my intestines are so damaged that it's just going to take a bit of extra time...Dr. Lewey did say my lc numbers were extremely high (greater than 50 lymphocytes per 100 cells). Could also be the combination of the lc and the celiac is causing nothing to work right at all! I feel phenomenally better otherwise, so there certainly is a bright side at the moment!

Thank you, thank you... You guys are the best!

Wendy

[tex]

Wendy,

Are you aware, (from reading old posts), that many/most of us can not tolerate lettuce, until after our intestines heal from the gluten damage? It's not that we are intolerant of it, but apparently it just irritates the mucosa of our intestines, because they are super-sensitive, until the inflammation subsides, and they have sufficient time to heal. Fiber, in general, is a problem, until our intestines heal, probably because of it's abrasive texture.

In my own case, it was such a problem, that I developed an aversion to it, and now I rarely eat it, even though it doesn't bother me, now. I'm not aware of any of us who have any problems with lettuce, after we heal, but I think that the problem is pretty common, while the gut is sensitive.

Tex

[piemom]

Yep, it's one of those things that I know I should probably avoid, but after working so hard to lose 45 lbs, and now struggling to keep it off, it's hard to not eat it! I'm thinking I might try the brat diet--or some version of it since I don't like bananas and I don't drink tea! Hmmm...guess that would make it applesauce and rice! Maybe I'll just take to instead and leave the food out of it all together!

[JJ]

Hi...when I was first diagnosed I was so bad that even a tiny bit of green onion sent me to the loo...I was in a Chinese restaurant and ate the raw green onion in my soup....bad bad mistake! JJ

[tex]

Hmmmmmmm. I had problems with onions, too, even the regular kind - I had forgotten about that.

Other than that, I think that most vegetables work OK for most MCers, unless they are super sensitive, and in that case, plenty of cooking usually does the trick, until the healing progresses enough that raw veggies can be tolerated again.

Tex

[Pat]

Well, I must be losing my memory. I found my bottle of Lomotil that was prescribed about a year after my first D symptoms in 1999. After taking 7 immodium yesterday and having pure liquid D this morning I took one of the Lomotil. I don't remember why I didn't take them when they were prescribed, I think back then I was afraid of any medications even immodium. Boy have I changed.
Pat

[tex]

So, did it help? If not, it may be because it is now about 8 years old.

Tex

[Dee]

I was thinking the same thing as Tex about how old the lomotil is!!!
Yikes!!!! Two years having a prescription sitting around and then ditch it!!!!



Dee~~~~